Bricker Graydon Wyatt Attorneys Featured in 2027 “Best Lawyers” Rankings

A total of 137 Bricker Graydon Wyatt attorneys were chosen by their peers for recognition in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. This year’s ranking also includes 17 attorneys designated as “Ones to Watch,” a category for up-and-coming lawyers, and 14 attorneys who have been named 2027 “Lawyers of the Year” for their respective practice areas. Only one attorney in each category is recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in each market.

ONES TO WATCH

Louisville, KY

Lindsay E. Cress (Real Estate Law)

Emily B. Irwin (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

Daniel Reed (Litigation – Construction)

Jennifer Wintergerst (Administrative / Regulatory Law)

Cincinnati, OH

Alexandra M. Berry (Commercial Litigation)

Vincent Boddy (Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Laura D. Caty (Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Christopher J. Groeschen (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

Cleveland, OH

Kasey Havekost (Education Law)

Columbus, OH

Stacey Dettwiller (Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Trusts and Estates)

John Flis (Public Finance Law)

Rachael N. Guastella (Administrative / Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice;

Insurance Law)

Alexander Karcher (Transportation Law)

Julia E. Konieczny (Public Finance Law)

Matthew Pritchard (Energy Law)

Kylie E. Stryffeler (Education Law)

BEST LAWYERS

Fort Wright, KY

John J. Kropp (Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law)

Richard G. Schmalzl (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation)

Lexington, KY

John P. Brice (Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law)

Mark Burton (Real Estate Law)

Emily H. Cowles (Banking and Financing Law; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law; Real Estate Law)

Sharon Gold (Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Karen J. Greenwell (Energy Law; Mining Law; Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law)

Daniel Hitchcock (Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy)

Kevin L. Johns (Trusts and Estates)

Glen M. Krebs (Immigration Law)

Mark T. MacDonald (Trusts and Estates)

Douglas L. McSwain (Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management; Health Care Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Municipal; Municipal Law)

Walter R. Morris, Jr. (Trusts and Estates)

Craig Robertson III (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent)

Robert S. Ryan (Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Business Organization (including LLCs and Partnerships); Commercial Transactions / UCC Law*; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law)

Daniel Soldato (Health Care Law)

Mickey T. Webster (Energy Law)

Brian Wells (Energy Law; Mining Law; Real Estate Law)

Louisville, KY

Stephen D. Berger (Public Finance Law)

Gregory S. Berman (Commercial Litigation)

Turney P. Berry (Litigation – Trusts and Estates*; Nonprofit / Charities Law; Trusts and Estates*)

Christopher W. Brooker (Commercial Litigation)

David Calhoun (Trademark Law)

Leo F. Camp (Real Estate Law)

Carole D. Christian (Administrative / Regulatory Law*; Health Care Law)

Cornelius E. Coryell II (Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance*; Litigation - Real Estate; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)

Bruce K. Dudley (Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates)

Tyson Gorman (Commercial Litigation; Education Law; Employment Law – Management)

Stephen C. Hall (Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Trade Secrets Law)

Robert A. Heath (Antitrust Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law)

Kelly S. Henry (Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates)

Carl Horneman (Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental)

Franklin K. Jelsma (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)*; Commercial Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law)

Donald J. Kelly (Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Environmental*; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Byron E. Leet (Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Education Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation – Insurance; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)

Kathie M. McDonald-McClure (Health Care Law)

Christopher Melton (Health Care Law)

James A. Nitsche (Tax Law)

Richard Northern (Corporate Law)

Sherry Porter (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)

Caryn F. Price (Banking and Finance Law)

Stephen R. Price, Sr. (Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law)

David W. Seewer (Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Real Estate Law)

Joseph Stennis Jr. (Employment Law – Management)

Benjamin Straus (Real Estate Law)

Brian Veeneman (Litigation – Construction)

Michael B. Vincenti (Real Estate Law)

Jeffrey E. Wallace (Real Estate Law)

Julie Laemmle Watts (Trademark Law)

Scott Weinberg (Trusts and Estates)

Matthew Williams (Copyright Law; Trademark Law)

Gordon B. Wright (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Trusts and Estates)

Michelle D. Wyrick (Employment Law – Management; Litigation – ERISA)

Mitzi D. Wyrick (Employment Law – Management)

Cynthia W. Young (Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law)

Cincinnati, OH

Robert F. Brown (Corporate Law; Real Estate Law)

Daniel E. Burke (Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants; Workers' Compensation Law - Employers)

Christine A. Buttress (Trusts and Estates)

Stephen Gillen (Copyright Law)

Catherine T. Dunlay (Health Care Law)

Daniel C. Heyd (Corporate Law)

Michael A. Hirschfeld (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

Benjamin Hyden (Construction Law)

Monica Donath Kohnen (Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law)

David J. Lampe (Education Law)

William J. Liss (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Tax Law; Trusts and Estates)

Bradley D. McPeek (Commercial Litigation)

Jeffrey P. McSherry (Commercial Litigation)

Gerald F. O'Connell, Jr. (Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law)

Bruce I. Petrie, Jr. (Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management)

John B. Pinney (Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; International Arbitration - Commercial; International Arbitration - Governmental; Mediation)

Daniel E. Reitz (Real Estate Law*)

Jeffrey L. Rohr (Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law)

Robert R. Saelinger (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)

Jason R. Stuckey (Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Cleveland, OH

Susan Anderson (Education Law)

Matthew Gurbach (Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants)

Brendan Heil (Commercial Litigation; Government Relations Practice; Land Use and Zoning Law)

Glenn S. Krassen (Energy Law; Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law)

Kathryn I. Perrico ( Administrative / Regulatory Law; Education Law)

Catherine Swartz (Municipal Law; Public Finance Law)

Columbus, OH

Jerry O. Allen (Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law)

Robin Amicon (Health Care Law)

Laura G. Anthony (Education Law)

Amy S. Bartemes (Real Estate Law)

John Caleb Bell (Economic Development Law)

Brad E. Bennett (Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Melissa Bondy (Education Law)

Dylan F. Borchers (Administrative / Regulatory Law; Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law*)

Erin Butcher (Education Law; Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Drew H. Campbell (Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Insurance)

Melissa Carleton (Education Law)

William T. Conard II (Public Finance Law)

Nicole Donovsky (Education Law; Labor Law - Management)

Price D. Finley (Project Finance Law; Public Finance Law)

James F. Flynn (Health Care Law)

Dane A. Gaschen (Education Law)

Warren Grody (Education Law)

Erica L. Haupt (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships*; Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates)

Kara H. Herrnstein (Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Environmental)

Stephen Intihar (Real Estate Law)

David S. Jackson (Corporate Law; Tax Law*)

Tarik Kershah (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)

Marie-Joëlle C. Khouzam (Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management)

Greg Lestini (Administrative / Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice*; Insurance Law)

Quintin F. Lindsmith (Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Insurance)

Robert F. McCarthy (Public Finance Law)

Christopher L. McCloskey (Construction Law; Litigation - Construction)

Charles H. McCreary III (Real Estate Law)

Frank L. Merrill (Litigation - Environmental)

Devin D. Parram (Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law)

Rebecca C. Princehorn (Education Law; Public Finance Law)

Nelson M. Reid (Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction)

Justin Ristau (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy*; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law)

Christine R. Schirra (Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental)

Anne Marie Sferra (Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Insurance)

Sommer L. Sheely (Commercial Litigation)

Diane M. Signoracci (Health Care Law)

Christopher N. Slagle (Administrative / Regulatory Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice)

Elisabeth A. Squeglia (Health Care Law)

Christopher N. Swank (Real Estate Law)

Dayton, OH

Janet K. Cooper (Education Law)

Shannon Martin (Economic Development Law; Real Estate Law)

Beverly A. Meyer (Education Law)

Lebanon, OH

Catherine Dunlay (Health Care Law)

Mark E. Evans (Construction Law)

Memphis, TN

Douglas M. Alrutz (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)

Robert E. Craddock, Jr. (Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Intellectual Property)

Lee A. Harkavy (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

James G. M. Lenschau (Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Real Estate Law)

Matthew M. Lubozynski (Litigation - Intellectual Property*; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law)

Mark Vorder-Bruegge, Jr. (Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Litigation – Securities)

Nashville, TN

James C. Bradshaw III (Litigation - Intellectual Property; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Graham Matherne (Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance; Litigation - Intellectual Property)

Edwin S. Pyle (Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates)

Anthony Saunders (Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law)

*Denotes "Lawyer of the Year" Awards

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